Moscow confirms Putin-Trump phone talk on Saturday

Kremlin spokesman: Putin’s first phone conversation with US President Donald Trump could take place on Saturday

Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s first phone conversation with US President Donald Trump could take place on Saturday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.

“Yes, I confirm this” Mr Peskov said TASS, when asked to confirm a CNN report on scheduled phone conversation between Russian and US leaders on Saturday.

Earlier in its interview on Thursday to Fox News, Trump said he planned to have a phone conversation with Putin in the coming days. “He [Putin] called me after I won, but I haven’t had a discussion, but I understand we will be having a discussion soon,” he said.